Word: hispanicization
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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It is morning at Morris High School, a gothic fortress rising above the ruins of New York City's scarred South Bronx. All but the main entrance is sealed; in front of it is a security guard, ready to turn back anybody who tries to enter without proper identification...
"By and large these are very poor people," Trillo says. "While you and I might think otherwise, to them Washington Elms is a mansion. A warm home, running water, a separate bedroom for the kids--you can't beat it." The trouble comes when housing authority regulations seem to block...
While Hispanic newcomers to Cambridge have left much behind, they have also brought some of home with them. Cambridge is not New York City, where over a million Spanish-speaking people have two UHF television stations serving their needs. But Cambridge can tune in on Boston-based Radiolanda 1600, an...
In the barrio, bodegas (grocery stores) like El Coloso on Broadway which cater to Latin American tastes are close at hand. Also close by is Casa Alegre, a Latin-American record store which sells Spanish newspapers and statuettes of the saints as a sideline. Around the corner in Central Square...
Hispanic newcomers to Cambridge have brought some of home with them